Widow of T. Markoe Robertson; former wife of Angier Buchanan Duke. Cordelia was a prominent figure in New York society and philanthropic circles.
She served for 35 years as a director of Boys Harbor, a camp in East Hampton, Long Island, for underprivileged children that was established by her family in 1937. She also was a director of the Musicians Emergency Fund and a former chairman of the benefit committee of Southampton Hospital.
She was co-author, with Kyle Crichton, of the book, "My Philadelphia Father," a memoir of her father, Col. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle & the story of her life growing up with her father & her family. The book was made into the 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire." She was the screenwriter for the Disney movie, "The Happiest Millionaire,"
She was survived by her two sons, Angier Biddle Duke and Anthony Drexel Duke.
She served for 35 years as a director of Boys Harbor, a camp in East Hampton, Long Island, for underprivileged children that was established by her family in 1937. She also was a director of the Musicians Emergency Fund and a former chairman of the benefit committee of Southampton Hospital.
She was co-author, with Kyle Crichton, of the book, "My Philadelphia Father," a memoir of her father, Col. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle & the story of her life growing up with her father & her family. The book was made into the 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire." She was the screenwriter for the Disney movie, "The Happiest Millionaire,"
She was survived by her two sons, Angier Biddle Duke and Anthony Drexel Duke.
Widow of T. Markoe Robertson; former wife of Angier Buchanan Duke. Cordelia was a prominent figure in New York society and philanthropic circles.
She served for 35 years as a director of Boys Harbor, a camp in East Hampton, Long Island, for underprivileged children that was established by her family in 1937. She also was a director of the Musicians Emergency Fund and a former chairman of the benefit committee of Southampton Hospital.
She was co-author, with Kyle Crichton, of the book, "My Philadelphia Father," a memoir of her father, Col. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle & the story of her life growing up with her father & her family. The book was made into the 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire." She was the screenwriter for the Disney movie, "The Happiest Millionaire,"
She was survived by her two sons, Angier Biddle Duke and Anthony Drexel Duke.
She served for 35 years as a director of Boys Harbor, a camp in East Hampton, Long Island, for underprivileged children that was established by her family in 1937. She also was a director of the Musicians Emergency Fund and a former chairman of the benefit committee of Southampton Hospital.
She was co-author, with Kyle Crichton, of the book, "My Philadelphia Father," a memoir of her father, Col. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle & the story of her life growing up with her father & her family. The book was made into the 1956 Broadway comedy, "The Happiest Millionaire." She was the screenwriter for the Disney movie, "The Happiest Millionaire,"
She was survived by her two sons, Angier Biddle Duke and Anthony Drexel Duke.
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